Automated Fabrication for Low-Volume Applications

Currently, the dominant technology used in the manufacture of mass-market automobile structures is sheet-metal stamping because of its suitability for producing accurate, strong, durable components in large quantities. While cost-effective and fast for high-volume applications, the cost of manufacturing stamping dies is difficult to profitably amortize over a low-volume product in any but the most high-priced vehicle segments. This study examines the application of automated fabrication technologies as an alternative to stamping for the production of low-volume body structure components, including the impacts on both design and performance.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-5103
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Castillo, Brian
• Conference:
  • Automotive Technical Papers
  • Location: Warrendale Pennsylvania
  • Date: 2020-1-1
• Publication Date: 2020-10-21

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: n.p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Automobile industry; Costs; Fabrication; Manufacturing; Motor vehicle bodies; Production; Sheet metal; Vehicle body components
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01761205
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2020-01-5103
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 14 2020 3:08PM